as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
command; lead; generalship; leadership
dictatorship; despotic government
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
main purpose; primary objective
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
secret understanding; collusion
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
interference; intervention; meddling
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to betray one's country (to an enemy)
literally; to the letter; literal
complete stranger; total stranger
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
abusive language; violent language; wild words
tacit; unspoken; implicit
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
trial; judgement; judgment